Glenn Close has admitted that she was shocked when Damages was renewed for two more seasons.

The legal drama was believed to be in danger of cancellation, but later received a last-minute pick-up.

"I was pretty surprised," the actress told Entertainment Weekly. "The wonderful guys at Sony were just really passionate about finding us a new home. They came through and I'm very excited to be with DirecTV."

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She admitted that the cast and crew had treated the final scene of the third season, in which her character Patty encounters Ellen (Rose Byrne) on a pier, as a potential final scene for the series.

"I think we had to take that into consideration, because it could have been the [series] finale," she said. "But also there's a tradition on our show that we always end up on that pier. Maybe the next time I'll just jump in!"

Close also reassured fans that no major changes are in store for the show.

"Our writers have been told by DirecTV that they can do [what they were doing] even more so," she explained. "I think they'll have even more creative licence, which will be exciting."